AuthenTec to Demonstrate DRM and VPN Client Security at Mobile World Congress 2011

BARCELONA and MELBOURNE, Fla., February 2, 2011 – AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of security and identity management, will be demonstrating new DRM and VPN client offerings for its key Embedded Security Solutions customers at the Company’s hospitality suite at Mobile World Congress from February 14 - 17, 2011. AuthenTec will host key customers and demonstrate its newest offerings for Android, Apple iOS and other mobile phone platforms at its hospitality suite, Hall 4.7-Suite 47, at Fira de Barcelona during the weeklong exhibition.

AuthenTec offers complete security solutions for semiconductor designers, handset makers, mobile operators, and content providers which enable the protection, distribution and monetization of high-value digital content.

The Company’s DRM Fusion Agent supports multiple industry standards, and is available to mobile phone OEMs as a complete solution pre-integrated with popular platforms such as Android and iOS. AuthenTec also offers an end-to-end media security solution using the AuthenTec DRM Fusion Server for carriers and network service providers. AuthenTec QuickSec Mobile VPN Client is a fully featured IPSec VPN Client on Android and other mobile platforms. Built on over 20 years of VPN leadership, QuickSec Client & Server security toolkits provide handset makers an off-the-shelf solution to enable end-to-end secure communication.

AuthenTec is also the world’s leading provider of smart fingerprint sensors, providing the world’s leading OEMs with sensor hardware and identity management software that enhances security and adds personalization and touch control features to today’s smartphones and mobile systems.

About AuthenTec

AuthenTec is the world’s #1 provider of fingerprint sensors, identity management software, and embedded security solutions. AuthenTec solutions address enterprise, consumer and government applications for a growing base of top tier global customers. Already shipped on hundreds of millions of devices, the Company's smart sensor products, software and embedded security solutions are used virtually everywhere, from the PC on your desk to the mobile device in your hand to the server in the cloud. AuthenTec offers developers and users secure and convenient ways to manage today's rapidly evolving digital identities and security needs. For more information, visit http://www.authentec.com.